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I enjoy eating dips/spreads as snacks and I am always on the lookout for new ones. When I came across a recipe for muhammara I had to try it.
Muhammara
is a Middle Eastern dip made from peppers and walnuts. Roasted red peppers are one of my favorites foods and I liked the idea of a dip that was based on them and ground walnuts. I also liked that this recipe includes pomegranate molasses as I picked up a bottle a while ago and I hardly get the chance to use it. Many of the recipes that I came across called for aleppo pepper which I have heard good things about. I searched high and low for it but I was not able to find any so I used chipotle pepper instead. Like many dips, this one was as easy a mixing everything in a food processor. The muhammara turned out really well. It was nice and tasty and I really enjoyed the texture that the ground walnuts provided. All of the flavours mixed well and complemented each other and there was a nice heat to it. I served the muhammara with some toasted bread.

I love dips as well, and with veggies they can make really healthy snacks. I also have a bottle of pomegranate molasses that is being used only very slowly. I love the flavor, so I'll have to give this a go! It looks delicious!

Wow this looks super yumm.And beautiful colour. I remember when we were in Egypt they had a lot of different variety of dipps.I have never seen here pomegranate molasses, will looks out for it nex time when i am in a speciality shop

This dip is also great as a sauce for BBQ chicken kebabs marinated with Ras El Hanout Moroccan spices. I added 3 tablespoons of yoghurt and 1-2 teaspoons of Harissa chilli paste instead of the aleppo pepper. I also omitted the breadcrumbs (for a better sauce texture), the tomato paste and the lemon juice (I found the pomegranate molasses and yoghurt to be tangy enough). Yummy!

Never hear about Muhammara until I did today research on pomegranate... then searching recipes in my feed reader I came across your post :)It has been mentioned in my post.Have a great weekend Kevin, Margot

Thank you so much for this recipe. It is my new favorite appetizer! I love it served with romaine lettuce leaves. I made it for my baby shower/bbq and it was a hit. I have sent many friends to your site for the recipe!http://soilisforlovers.wordpress.com/2011/08/21/baby-shower-extravaganza/

Thanks a lot fir this geat recipe. I searched a long time and this is the best one. In Germany, where i come from, the tomato paste tastes a little bit sweet, so i took less of it. Greetings from Wiesbaden in Germany, Alex

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.